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1334  Just  Be  Glad 

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1912 

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LL  things  respond  to  the 
call  of  rejoicing;  all  things 
gather  where  life  is  a  song. 
This  is  the  message  of 
the  new  order,  the  new  life 
and  the  new  time.  It  is  the  golden  text 
of  the  great  gospel  of  human  sunshine. 
It  is  the  central  truth  of  that  sublime 
philosophy  of  existence,  which  de- 
clares that  the  greatest  good  is  happi- 
ness, and  that  heaven  is  here  and  now. 
To  live  in  the  spirit  of  this  wonder- 
ful message ;  to  be  a  living  example  of 
this  great  gospel,  to  work  out  in  every- 
day life  the  principle  of  this  inspiring 
philosophy,  the  first  and  most  import- 
ant thing  to  do,  is  to  lay  aside  our  sor- 
rows and  glooms,  and  just  be  glad. 

Wherever  you  are,  or  whatever  has 
happened,  just  be  glad.  Be  glad  be- 
cause you  are  here.  You  are  here  in  a 
beautiful  world;  and  all  that  is  beauti- 


JUST  BE         GLAD 

ful  may  be  found  in  this  world.  It  is 
a  world  wherein  all  that  is  rich  in  life 
may  be  enjoyed  beyond  measure; 
a  world  wherein  happiness  may  over- 
flow eternally  in  every  human  heart ;  a 
world  wherein  all  the  dreams  of  life 
may  be  realized,  and  all  the  visions  of 
the  soul  made  true.  Then  why  should 
we  not  be  glad ;  first  of  all,  that  we  are 
here ;  that  we  are  in  this  world ;  that 
we  may  stay  here  for  a  long  time  if  we 
so  desire,  and  enjoy  every  minute  to 
the  full. 

The  real  truth  is  that  this  world  is 
nothing  less  than  a  limitless  sea  of 
happiness,  the  vastness  and  glory  of 
which  we  are  just  beginning  to  know. 
And  life  itself  is  a  song,  while  time  is 
one  eternal  symphony.  To  be  in  tune 
with  life,  therefore,  and  to  be  in  har- 
mony with  the  endless  music  of  time, 
we  must  of  necessity  be  glad.  But 
after    we    have    learned    to    be    glad, 


under  every  circumstance,  it  is  no 
longer  a  necessity;  it  is  a  privilege, 
and  has  become  a  part  of  our  active, 
living,   thinking  self. 

Just  be  glad,  and  you  always  will 
be  glad.  You  will  have  better  reason 
to  be  glad.  You  will  have  more  and 
more  things  to  make  you  glad.  For 
great  is  the  power  of  sunshine,  espe- 
cially human  sunshine.  It  can  change 
anything,  transform  anything,  re-make 
anything,  and  cause  anything  to  be- 
come as  fair  and  beautiful  as  itself. 

Just  be  glad  and  your  fate  will 
change;  a  new  life  will  begin  and  a 
new  future  will  dawn  for  you.  All 
things  that  are  good  and  desirable 
will  begin  to  come  into  your  world  in 
greater  measure,  and  you  will  be  en- 
riched far  beyond  your  expectations, 
both  from  the  without  and  from  the 
within.  And  the  cause  of  the  change 
is  this,  that  all  things  respond  to  the 


call  of  rejoicing;  all  things  gather 
where  life  is  a  song. 

When  you  are  tempted  to  feel  dis- 
couraged or  disappointed,  be  glad  in- 
stead. Know  that  you  can,  say  that 
you  will,  and  stand  uncompromisingly 
upon  your  resolve.  Be  strong  and  be 
glad.  For  when  strength  and  rejoic- 
ing combine  in  your  soul,  every  trace 
of  gloom  or  despair  must  disappear; 
because  such  conditions  can  exist  only 
where  weakness  is  the  rule  and  mas- 
tery the  exception. 

Combine  strength  with  rejoicing 
and  you  will  exercise  a  magic  power — 
you  will  possess  a  secret  that  will 
serve  you  royally  no  matter  what  your 
difficulties  or  obstacles  may  be.  All 
joy  is  light;  and  it  is  the  light  that  dis- 
pels the  darkness. 

When  things  are  not  to  your  liking, 
be  glad  nevertheless,  for  the  glad  heart 
can  cause  all  things  to  be  as  we  wish 


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them  to  be.  When  things  do  not  give 
you  pleasure,  proceed  instead  to  create 
pleasure  in  your  own  heart  and  soul. 
And  you  can  if  you  will  always  be 
glad.  Besides,  things  will  soon  change 
for  the  better  if  you  continue  in  the 
spirit  of  rejoicing.  It  is  the  law  that 
all  good  things  will  sooner  or  later 
come  and  be,  where  the  greatest  hap- 
piness is  to  be  found.  Therefore,  be 
happiness  in  yourself,  regardless  of 
times,  seasons  or  circumstances. 

When  things  do  not  please  you,  re- 
solve to  please  yourself  by  being  glad, 
and  you  can  add  immeasurably  to 
your  happiness  in  this  simple  manner. 
Then  you  must  remember  that  the 
fountain  of  joy  within  your  own  soul 
is  infinitely  greater  than  all  external 
sources  of  joy  combined.  But  as  far 
as  we  can,  we  should  add  the  joys 
from  without  to  the  joys  from  within, 
and  in  all  things  be  glad. 


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Rejoice  in  your  strength,  rejoice  in 
your  talents  and  powers,  rejoice  in  the 
wonders  of  your  own  nature.  For 
there  is  far  more  in  you  than  you  ever 
dreamed.  So  whatever  may  come,  you 
are  greater  than  it  all,  richer  than  it 
all.  And  knowing  this,  why  should 
you  not  be  glad. 

When  evil  befalls  you,  consider  the 
fact  that  the  good  that  is  yet  in  your 
possession  is  many  times  as  great  as 
all  the  evil  you  could  ever  know.  Con- 
sider this  stupendous  fact  and  be  glad. 
Then  remember,  with  rejoicing,  that 
neither  evil  nor  wrong  can  exist  very 
long  in  the  radiant  sunshine  of  a  glad 
triumphant  soul. 

If  you  have  lost  anything,  have  no 
regrets.  Be  glad  and  begin  again.  Be 
glad  that  you  can  begin  again.  Be 
glad  to  know  that  the  future  is  always 
richer  and  better  than  the  past  if  we 
only  try  to  make  it  so.     Then  forget 


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the  loss,  and  rejoice  in  the  fact  that 
you  have  the  power  to  secure  some- 
thing far  better  in  return.  You  know 
that  you  have  this  power;  then  you 
can  never  be  otherwise  than  glad. 

Whatever  comes  or  not,  sing  again 
and  again  the  song  of  "the  soul  victor- 
ious";  and  mean  it  with  your  whole 
heart.  Enter  into  this  song  with  all 
the  power  of  mind  and  spirit,  for  it  is 
always  that  which  we  know  and  sin- 
cerely believe  that  contains  the  greater 
worth  and  power. 

When  you  resolve  to  be  glad  at  all 
times  and  under  every  circumstance, 
resolve  also  to  give  your  whole  heart 
and  soul  to  the  spirit  of  your  rejoic- 
ing. Give  power  to  your  gladness,  and 
give  life  to  your  song.  Open  the  way 
for  all  the  sunshine  of  your  soul ;  and 
see  that  every  sunbeam  from  within 
be  one  of  power  as  well  as  one  of  joy. 


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It  is  the  full  joy  of  the  soul  that 
makes  the  heart  young  and  the  mind 
great.  For  as  it  is  in  nature,  so  it  is 
also  in  man.  It  is  the  full  glory  of  the 
noonday  sun  that  quickens  the  earth, 
that  makes  the  fields  green,  that  causes 
the  flowers  to  bloom.  Where  the  sun 
is  strong  all  growth  is  luxurious  and 
all  nature  bountiful.  It  is  the  same 
when  the  sunshine  of  the  soul  is  full, 
strong  and  constant  in  the  daily  life 
of  man.  So  therefore  rejoice  with 
great  joy.  Rejoice  always  and  give 
life  and  power  to  your  joy. 

There  is  magic  in  the  sunshine  of 
the  soul ;  there  is  a  charmed  power  in 
the  radiant  splendor  of  a  beaming 
countenance.  Such  a  countenance  can 
dispel  anything  that  may  threaten  to 
give  disappointment  or  dismay.  So 
remember  to  be  glad  and  mean  it.  It 
is  the  greatest  remedy  in  the  world, 
and     the     greatest    protector    in    the 


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world.  It  can  harm  nothing  for  it 
turns  all  wrong  into  right.  It  is  the 
sunshine  from  within  that  causes  all 
darkness  to  cease  to  be.  It  therefore 
brings  good  to  everybody,  and  he  who 
is  always  glad  is  always  adding  to  the 
welfare  of  every  member  of  the  race. 

When  fate  seems  unkind,  do  not  be 
unkind  to  yourself  by  becoming  dis- 
heartened or  dismayed.  Instead,  re- 
joice in  the  great  fact  that  you  are 
greater  and  stronger  than  any  fate ; 
that  you  have  the  power  to  master 
your  whole  life,  and  determine  your 
destiny  according  to  your  own  invin- 
cible will.  Then  resolve  that  you  will 
begin  at  once  to  prove  that  strength, 
and  cause  all  the  elements  of  fate  to 
come  with  you,  and  work  with  you,  in 
building  for  that  greater  future  which 
you  have  so  often  longed  for  in  your 
visions  and  dreams. 


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Therefore,  whatever  your  fate  may 
be,  just  be  glad.  You  can  change  it 
all.  And  as  you  proceed  to  exercise 
this  divine  right,  the  darkness  of  to- 
day will  become  the  sunshine  of  to- 
morrow, and  the  disappointments  of 
the  present  will  become  the  pastures 
green  of  the  future. 

When  calamities  or  catastrophies 
have  overtaken  your  life,  do  not  think 
that  fate  or  Providence  has  ordered  it 
so.  Do  not  think  that  it  has  to  be. 
Instead,  forget  the  sorrow  and  the  loss, 
and  congratulate  yourself  over  the 
fact  that  you  now  have  the  privilege 
to  build  for  greater  things  than  you 
ever  knew  before.  Do  not  weep  over 
loss;  but  rejoice  to  think  that  now  you 
are  called  upon  to  prove  the  greater 
wisdom  and  power  within  you.  You 
have  been  taken  out  into  a  new  world. 
Before  you  lie  vast  fields  of  undevel- 
oped  and   unexplored   opportunities — ■ 


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JUST 


B    E 


GLAD 


fields  that  you  would  not  have  known 
had  not  this  seeming  misfortune  come 
upon  you.  So  count  it  all  joy.  All 
things  are  working  together  for  a 
greater  good.  Now  it  is  for  you  to 
come  forward  in  joy  and  accept  the 
greater  good.  A  richer  life  and  a 
greater  future  are  in  store.  There- 
fore, rejoice  and  be  glad,  and  give 
strength  to  your  rejoicing.  Let  your 
soul  repeat  again  and  again  that  sweet 
re-assuring  refrain — just  be  glad.  In 
that  refrain  there  is  comfort  and 
peace;  it  lifts  the  burdens,  removes  the 
clouds,  dispels  the  gloom ;  it  takes 
away  the  sadness  and  the  loss,  and  all 
is  well  again.  And  naturally  so,  for 
all  things  respond  to  the  call  of  rejoic- 
ing; all  things  gather  where  life  is  a 
song. 

There  is  more  to  live  for  than  you 
ever  imagined.  Thus  far  most  of  us 
have  only  touched  the  merest  surface 


IS 


of  human  existence ;  we  are  only  on 
the  verge  of  the  splendor  of  life  as  it 
is ;  we  are  standing  on  the  outside,  so 
to  speak,  of  the  real  mansion  of  mind 
and  soul ;  and  one  reason  is  we  live 
too  much  in  the  limitations  of  our  dis- 
appointments, our  lost  opportunities, 
our  blasted  hopes,  our  vanquished 
dreams.  We  remain  in  that  small 
world,  deploring  fate,  when,  if  we 
would  only  permit  mind  and  soul  to 
take  wings  and  go  out  upon  the  vast- 
ness  of  real  existence,  we  would  find, 
not  only  freedom,  but  a  life  infinitely 
richer  than  we  had  ever  dreamed. 

But  if  mind  and  soul  are  to  take 
wings  in  this  fashion,  we  must  learn 
to  be  glad.  The  heart  that  lives  in 
disappointments  is  heavy.  It  will  sink 
into  the  lowlands,  and  remain  among 
the  marshes  and  the  bogs.  But  the 
glad  heart  ascends  to  the  mountain 
tops.     Therefore  it  is  when  we  have 


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JUST  BE  GLAD 


such  a  heart  that  we  can  go  out  in 
search  of  new  worlds,  new  opportuni- 
ties, new  possibilities,  new  joys.  And 
the  glad  heart  always  finds  that  for 
which  it  goes  in  search.  The  reason 
is  simple;  for  all  things  respond  to 
the  call  of  rejoicing;  all  things  gather 
where  life  is  a  song. 

The  great  soul  is  always  in  search 
of  ways  and  means  for  adding  to  the 
welfare  of  others.  But  no  way  is  bet- 
ter, greater  or  more  far-reaching  than 
this — just  be  glad. 

Life  becomes  worth  the  living  only 
when  the  living  of  life  makes  living 
more  worth  while  for  an  ever  increas- 
ing number.  It  is  only  the  joys  we 
share  that  give  happiness;  it  is  only 
the  thoughts  we  express  that  enrich 
our  own  minds ;  it  is  only  the  strength 
we  use  in  actual  helpfulness  that 
makes  our  own  souls  strong.  There- 
fore, to  add  to  the  pleasures  of  others, 

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JUST         BE         GLAD 

is  to  add  to  our  own  pleasure;  to  add 
to  the  wealth  and  comfort  of  others 
is  to  add  in  like  manner  to  our  own. 
This  the  great  soul  knows ;  and  every 
soul  is  great  that  has  learned  to  be 
glad  regardless  of  what  may  come  or 
go  in  the  world. 

To  be  glad  at  all  times  is  to  be  of 
greater  service  to  mankind  than  any 
other  thing  that  we  can  do.  If  we  have 
not  the  power  or  ability  to  apply  our- 
selves more  tangibly  in  behalf  of  oth- 
ers, we  can  instead  be  glad.  We  can 
always  give  sunshine.  And  we  shall 
find  that  just  being  glad  is  frequently 
sufficient,  even  when  needs  seem  great 
and  circumstances  extreme.  In  most 
instances  it  is  all  the  world  wants; 
but  it  does  want  human  sunshine  so 
much,  that  those  who  can  give  it  at  all 
times  need  not  do  anything  else  to 
reap  immortal  fame. 


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JUST 


B    E 


GLAD 


Surround  us  with  an  abundance  of 
human  sunshine,  and  the  day's  work 
will  easily  be  done;  we  shall,  with  far 
less  effort,  overcome  our  obstacles ; 
our  troubles  will  largely  be  removed, 
and  our  burdens  entirely  laid  aside. 
Give  us  the  privilege  to  work  to  the 
music  of  rejoicing  and  our  work  will 
become  a  pleasure;  every  duty  will 
become  a  privilege,  and  all  we  do  will 
be  well  done.  This  is  the  way  the 
world  thinks  and  feels.  So  therefore 
be  glad.  Give  an  abundance  of  human 
sunshine  everywhere  and  always,  and 
you  will  please  the  world  immensely. 

Then  turn  to  the  home.  Can  we 
picture  anything  more  beautiful  than 
a  home  where  every  soul  therein  is  a 
sunbeam ;  where  every  countenance  is 
ever  lit  up  with  the  light  of  rejoicing; 
where  every  word  spoken  rings  with 
the   music   of   love;   and   where   every 


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JUST  BE 


GLAD 


thought,  uttered  or  unexpressed,  is 
inspired  by  the  spirit  of  joy. 

It  is  in  such  a  home  that  the  beauti- 
ful, the  great  and  the  wonderful  in 
human  nature  will  grow;  it  is  in  such 
a  home  that  our  highest  ideals  will  be 
realized  and  the  divine  within  find  full 
and  resplendent  expression.  But  it  is 
not  necessary  to  describe  the  pleas- 
ures and  privileges  of  such  a  home; 
only  to  say  that  if  you  want  such  a 
home,  just  be  glad. 

Then  consider  again  the  worker,  and 
where  the  workers  must  gather ;  what  a 
power  for  good  human  sunshine  would 
be  in  such  a  place.  Consider  how 
all  things  change  when  the  glad  soul 
arrives,  and  how  all  work  lightens 
when  the  spirit  of  joy  is  abroad.  And 
every  man  has  the  power  to  dispense 
the  spirit  of  joy  wherever  he  may  work 
or  live.  Every  man  can  ease  the  ways 
of  others  in  this  remarkable  manner; 


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JUST 


B    E 


GLAD 


and  the  secret  is  simple — just  be  glad. 

The  work  you  do,  be  it  with  mind  or 
muscle,  invariably  conveys  the  spirit 
of  your  own  soul.  Therefore  work  in 
the  spirit  of  joy  and  your  work  will 
be  the  product  of  joy — a  rare  product 
— the  best  of  its  kind. 

It  is  the  man  who  blends  rejoicing 
with  his  work  who  does  the  best  work ; 
it  is  the  man  who  deeply  and  sincerely 
enjoys  his  work  who  gives  the  great- 
est worth  to  his  work ;  and  the  more 
worth  we  give  to  our  work  the  more 
of  the  rich  and  the  worthy  our  work 
will  bring  to  us. 

We  realize  therefore  that  it  is  profit- 
able in  every  way  to  learn  to  be  glad. 
But  it  is  not  only  profitable  to  our- 
selves ;  also  to  all  others  that  we  may 
reach  through  word  or  deed.  Then  the 
profit  that  comes  from  the  art  of  being 
glad  is  never  the  result  of  selfishness. 
The  glad  heart  is  never  selfish.     The 


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sunbeam  does  not  dance  and  sing  to 
please  its  own  restricted  desire;  it  does 
what  it  does  because  it  is  what  it  is — 
a  happy,  carefree  sunbeam.  It  is  the 
same  with  the  glad  heart,  it  sings  be- 
cause it  has  become  the  spirit  of  song; 
and  all  are  charmed  with  the  song. 

No  selfish  heart  can  really  be  glad. 
No  soul  that  acts  solely  for  personal 
gain  can  enter  the  spirit  of  joy;  and 
no  man  who  seeks  only  his  own  pleas- 
ure and  comfort  can  ever  take  part  in 
the  music  of  rejoicing.  And  yet,  the 
glad  heart  receives  far  more  of  every- 
thing of  worth  in  life  than  does  the 
one  who  forgets  gladness  in  pursuit  of 
gain  for  self  alone.  And  again  the 
answer  is  simple.  For  all  things  re- 
spond to  the  call  of  rejoicing;  all 
things  gather  where  life  is  a  song. 


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JUST 


B    E 


GLAD 


E  glad  for  the  things  you 
have,  and  you  will  find  you 
have  far  more  than  you 
thought.  Then  you  will  not 
miss,  in  the  least,  the  things 
you  have  not.  Besides,  the  happier 
you  are  over  what  has  come  to  you, 
the  more  and  the  more  will  come  to 
you  in  the  future.  This  is  indeed  a 
great  secret,  and  if  universally  applied 
would  cause  want  to  disappear  from 
the  face  of  the  whole  earth. 

Be  glad,  for  nothing  is  as  serious  as 
it  seems  to  be.  Then  remember  that 
sunshine  can  banish  any  gloom ;  and 
you  can  create  in  yourself  all  the  sun- 
shine you  need ;  so  just  be  glad. 

When  trouble  and  misfortunes  sur- 
round you,  just  be  glad.  The  glad 
heart  and  the  cheerful  soul  alwavs 
make  things  better.  It  is  the  happy 
tieart  that  has  the  most  courage;  it  is 


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ihe  joyous  soul  that  has  the  greatest 
power;  and  it  is  the  presence  of  sun- 
shine that  keeps  darkness  and  gloom 
away. 

•  When  things  go  wrong,  do  not  be- 
come disheartened;  it  is  much  easier 
to  set  them  right  when  your  soul  is 
full  of  sunshine;  so  just  be  glad.  It 
is  the  best  way  out. 

When  all  seems  lost,  remember  that 
it  requires  strength  to  regain  every- 
thing; and  it  is  the  glad  heart  that  re- 
mains strong.  When  the  heart  sad- 
dens, weakness  will  overtake  you,  and 
it  will  not  be  possible  to  regain  your 
position.  So  therefore  be  glad  regard- 
less of  what  may  transpire.  It  is  one 
of  the  royal  paths  to  everything  that 
life  holds  dear. 

But  sadness  does  not  merely  bring 
weakness,  it  also  brings  illness,  and 
age,  and  it  shortens  the  length  of  our 
days.     In  gladness,  however,  there  is 


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health  and  youth,  strength  and  lon- 
gevity. The  glad  heart  will  not  grow 
old,  nor  can  illness  ever  enter  where 
the  spirit  of  joy  is  supreme. 

When  in  pain,  be  glad ;  and  you  can. 
Be  glad  that  you  are  greater  than  pain. 
Be  glad  that  pain  has  come  to  prevent 
you  from  going  wrong.  Be  glad  that 
you  can  prevent  all  pain  in  the  future. 
And  be  glad  that  it  is  wholly  impossi- 
ble for  pain  to  come  any  more  after 
gladness  has  become  the  rule  of  your 
life. 

For  your  own  advancement,  be  glad. 
The  spirit  of  joy  is  the  spirit  that 
makes  the  heart  kind,  the  soul  strong 
and  the  mind  brilliant.  It  is  this  spirit 
that  makes  for  greatness,  for  noble- 
ness, for  excellence,  for  worth.  We 
repeat  it,  therefore,  just  be  glad. 

Would  you  be  a  pleasure  and  a  de- 
light to   others,   then  be  glad  always. 


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26 


And  would  you  add  to  the  measure  of 
your  own  joy,  then  give  all  the  joy 
you  can  to  the  largest  possible  num- 
ber. This  you  can  do  by  living  more 
and  more  in  the  spirit  of  that  joy  that 
is  in  itself  the  essence  of  real  joy.  And 
it  is  better  to  become  the  living  in- 
carnation of  this  spirit  than  to  possess 
all  the  wealth  in  the  world.  It  is  bet- 
ter to  have  attained  to  perpetual  glad- 
ness than  to  have  become  the  crowned 
monarch  of  an  entire  solar  system. 
The  reason  is  simple.  The  glad  heart 
is  the  sunshine  of  all  life,  a  benedic- 
tion to  every  man,  a  perpetual  bless- 
ing to  everything  in  creation. 

Inspire  every  atom  in  your  own 
being  to  thrill  with  the  spirit  of  joy; 
not  the  joy  of  sentiment,  but  the  joy 
of  strength,  of  triumph,  of  victory — 
the  joy  that  inwardly  feels  its  power 
sublime  as  the  soul  ascends  in  mas- 
terful mien    to   the  splendor  of  empy- 


rcrrm 


rean  heights.  It  is  such  a  joy  that 
makes  life  a  power,  a  blessing,  an  in- 
spiration. And  it  is  such  a  joy  that 
comes  perpetually  to  him  who  causes 
his  soul  to  repeat  again  and  again, 
that  sweet  reassuring  refrain — just  be 
glad. 

Sing  ever  the  song  of  triumph,  of 
victory,  of  freedom — the  song  that  de- 
clares the  supremacy  of  the  spirit  over 
all  that  may  be  temporal  or  wrong. 
Sing  the  song  of  the  soul  rising  above 
adversity  or  loss,  proclaiming  its  free- 
dom over  all  that  is  or  is  to  be.  When 
the  soul  continues  to  sing  in  this 
triumphant  manner,  all  the  elements 
of  life  follow  the  music  of  that  which 
is  always  well;  and  in  such  a  spirit 
everything  must  be  always  well. 

Be  glad,  and  smile  with  the  smile 
that  is  sincere,  the  smile  that  shines 
just  as  sweetly  and  as  naturally  as 
the  sunbeam.     It  is  such  a  smile  that 


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is  a  smile  indeed;  it  is  such  a  smile 
that  comes  from  the  soul — from  the 
soul  that  is  ever  singing — just  be  glad. 
And  how  soon  such  a  smile  can  change 
the  world. 

Meet  adversity  with  such  a  smile; 
charm  away  tribulation  with  such  a 
smile  bursting  forth  into  song;  and  let 
the  music  of  the  soul  restore  peace, 
love  and  harmony  where  these  might 
have  been  absent.  Then  be  stronger 
than  adversity;  rise  superior  to  tribu- 
lation, and  know  that  you  are  infinitely 
greater  than  all  that  is  unfortunate  or 
wrong. 

In  the  midst  of  adversity  combine 
strength  with  rejoicing,  and  fate  must 
change.  Before  that  music  of  the  soul 
that  is  so  high  and  so  strong  that  it 
stirs  the  depth  of  every  soul,  all  the 
world  pays  homage  on  a  bended  knee. 
And  wisely,  because  such  a  power  can 
change  anything,  transform  anything, 


M — "" ~~" 

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elevate  anything,  emancipate  any- 
thing. 

Go  forth  therefore  into  life  with 
strength  in  your  soul  and  music  in 
your  soul,  and  the  future  shall  steadily 
and  surely  shape  itself  to  comply  with 
your  dearest  wishes  and  your  highest 
aspirations.  Array  yourself  in  the 
strength  of  truth,  conviction,  courage, 
faith,  resolution,  victory  and  triumph ; 
and  add  to  these  another  raiment — the 
music  of  gladness — and  yours  will  be 
a  life  rilled  with  glory,  power  and  light. 

The  spirit  of  gladness  when  com- 
bined with  the  spirit  of  strength,  will 
enlarge  the  mind,  expand  the  soul,  and 
enrich  all  thought  and  life ;  it  is  the 
moving  mystery  from  within  that 
makes  everything  good  in  human  na- 
ture grow;  that  makes  man  noble  and 
great ;  that  makes  human  existence  a 
world  of  immeasurable  richness  and 
sublime  worth.     It  is  the  same  spirit 


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that  makes  life  "a  thing  of  beauty  and 
a  joy  forever;"  that  makes  the  love"y 
and  the  true  become  the  tangible  and 
h^eal;  that  causes  all  things  we  have 

world         ^i1    C°me   f0rth    int°   our 
world  m  abundance.  Therefore  be  elad 

when  you   feel  strong,  and  be  strong    I, 
when  you  feel  glad;  and  always  know 
that  you  can. 

Whatever  your  present  position  may 

♦      .  eli?  'S  a  Way  from  where  you  now 
stand  that  leads  to  better  things  and 

kn6eater  f  "^  f°r  y°U  than  ?™  ever 
knew.     So  what  happenS;  ^ 

fhint"    T  lnthesPirit  of  gladness; 

be  1       I     "  SPm£  °{  j°y;  thllS  y°«  Will 

be  able  to  see  the  royal  path,  for  the 
nund  that  is  illumined  with  gladness 
„ ne.verf'n  ^e  dark,  never  under  the 
clouds  of  doubt  or  dismay. 

When   overtaken    with   calamity   or      , 
tribulation,  come  forth  undaunted  and 
undismayed.    Inspire  the  soul  to  reach 


JUST 


B    E 


GLAD 


for  the  high  realms  of  victory  and  joy; 
and  hold  fast  to  that  lofty  position  even 
though  the  whole  world  seem  to  dis- 
appear beneath  your  feet.  With  such 
a  victory  for  your  strong  inspiration, 
your  own  soul  will  prove  more  than 
sufficient  for  all  that  life  may  demand 
of  you. 

Then  remember  that  mankind  stands 
ready  to  welcome  and  exalt  every  soul 
whose  strength  is  greater  than  any  cir- 
cumstance, whose  joy  is  greater  than 
any  tribulation,  and  whose  faith  is 
greater  than  all  doubts  and  failures  in 
the  world. 

When  your  plans  cannot  be  carried 
through  at  present,  do  not  feel  down- 
cast or  discouraged.  Just  be  glad. 
Give  gladness  to  your  mind  and  you 
give  clearness  to  your  mind ;  and  a 
clear  mind  can  see  how  to  evolve  bet- 
ter plans. 


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« — 


— 


When  your  dreams  do  not  come  true 
and  your  ideals  do  not  become  real, 
refuse  to  be  sad  or  disconsolate.  In- 
stead, rejoice  with  great  joy  to  know 
that  you  are  greater  than  your  dreams, 
and  wholly  sufficient  unto  yourself  re- 
gardless of  what  may  transpire  in  the 
real  or  the  ideal.  Thus  you  will  give 
expression  to  that  greater  power  with- 
in you  which  surely  can  make  your 
ideals  real  and  make  all  your  dreams 
come  true. 

Prove  that  your  cherished  dreams 
are  not  necessary  to  your  happiness, 
and  all  of  those  dreams  will  come  true. 
Prove  that  you  do  not  need  the  things 
you  want,  and  you  will  get  them,  pro- 
vided of  course  that  you  give  all  that 
is  in  you  to  the  life  you  live.  Prove 
that  you  already  are  sufficient  in  your- 
self, and  have  sufficient  in  the  richness 
of  your  own  world,  and  more  and  more 
will  gather  for  you,  both  in  the  within 


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JUST 


B    E 


GLAD 


and  in  the  without.  It  is  much  gath- 
ering more ;  much  in  the  within  gath- 
ering more  everywhere ;  it  is  your  own 
strength  inspiring  all  things  to  come 
with  strength;  it  is  the  spirit  of  the 
great  life  aroused  in  yourself  causing 
all  things  of  greatness  and  worth  to 
come  and  gather  in  the  entire  world 
of  your  own  life.  And  it  is  in  this 
spirit  that  we  live  and  move  and  have 
our  being,  when  the  soul  continues  to 
sing  that  sweet  reassuring  refrain — 
just  be  glad. 

Whatever  may  be,  therefore,  or 
come  to  pass,  continue  in  the  spirit  of 
this  refrain.  For  to  live  in  the  music 
of  such  a  refrain  is  to  enjoy  life  infin- 
itely more  than  it  was  ever  enjoyed  be- 
fore. And  that  in  itself  is  much  indeed. 
Besides,  be  glad  whatever  happens, 
and  something  better  will  happen. 
When  the  good  happens,  let  the  soul 
sing  with  rejoicing;  then  greater  good 


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— 


fii— «— 


will  happen,  and  there  will  be  cause  for 
greater  rejoicing.  When  that  which  is 
not  good  happens,  let  the  soul  sing  in 
the  same  triumphant  spirit,  and  the 
power  of  that  spirit  will  cause  all  ills 
to  vanish  as  darkness  before  the  glory 
of  the  morn. 

Remove  the  cause  of  sadness  by  giv- 
ing all  the  elements  of  life  to  the  spirit 
of  joy.  Smile  away  the  darkness  and 
the  gloom ;  sing  away  the  discord  and 
the  pain ;  banish  tribulation  with  re- 
joicing; then  you  may  in  truth  be 
joyous  and  be  glad;  and  every  hour 
of  your  long  and  triumphant  life  will 
add  new  evidence  to  that  great  inspir- 
ing statement — all  things  respond  to 
the  call  of  rejoicing;  all  things  gather 
where  life  is  a  song. 


• 


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JUST 


■ 


B    E 


GLAD 


HETHER  we  believe  that 
life  was  made  for  happiness 
or  that  happiness  was  made 
for  life,  matters  not.  The 
fact  remains  that  he  alone 
can  live  the  most  and  enjoy  the 
best  who  takes  for  his  motto — just 
be  glad.  Whatever  comes,  or  what- 
ever may  fail  to  come,  this  one 
thing  he  will  always  remember — 
just  be  glad.  Though  every  mind  in 
the  world  may  give  darkness,  his  will 
continue  to  give  light;  and  though  all 
may  be  lost,  so  there  seems  nothing 
more  to  give,  he  will  not  forget  to  give 
happiness. 

The  one  great  thing  to  do  under 
every  circumstance  and  in  the  midst  of 
every  event  is  this — just  be  glad. 
Wherever  you  may  be,  add  sunshine. 
Whatever  your  position  may  be,  be 
also  a  human  sunbeam.  What  a  dif- 
ference when  the  sunbeam  comes  in; 


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then  why  should  the  sunbeam  remain 
without? 

There  is  a  sunbeam  in  every  heart. 
Why  hide  it  at  any  time?  Does  not  the 
world  need  your  smiles?  Is  not  every- 
body made  happier  and  better  when  in 
the  presence  of  a  radiant  countenance? 
Do. we  ever  forget  the  face  that  shines 
as  the  sun?  And  does  not  such  a  mem- 
ory continue  to  give  us  strength  and 
inspiration  all  through  the  turnings 
and  complexities  of  life?  We  are  not 
here  to  give  sadness,  but  joy.  We  were 
not  made  to  hide  our  souls  in  a  dark 
thunder  cloud,  but  to  let  the  spirit 
shine  in  all  its  splendor  and  beauty. 
We  are  made  to  make  life  an  endless 
song,  and  the  sweet  refrain  of  that 
beautiful  song  is — just  be  glad. 

When  things  go  wrong,  just  be  glad. 
It  is  sunshine  that  brings  forth  the 
flowers  from  the  cold  and  soggy  earth. 
It    is    light-heartedness    that    puts    to 


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flight  the  burdens  of  life.  It  is  the 
smile  of  human  sweetness  that  dis- 
pels the  chilly  night  of  isolation  and 
brings  friendship  and  love  to  the 
bosom  of  the  yearning  soul.  Then 
why  be  sad  when  gladness  can  do  so 
much?  Why  be  sad  for  a  single  mo- 
ment when  the  smile  of  a  single  mo- 
ment has  the  power  even  to  change 
the  course  of  human  destiny.  We  all 
remember  how  soon  a  smile  of  God 
can  change  the  world.  Why  not  al- 
ways live  in  that  magical  smile  and 
just  be  glad?  Then  we  should  remem- 
ber that  all  things  respond  to  the  song 
of  rejoicing;  all  things  gather  where 
life  is  a  song. 

Do  you  think  that  life  is  too  difficult 
for  smiles,  and  that  you  have  too  much 
to  pass  through  to  ever  have  happi- 
ness? Then  remember  that  the  glad 
heart  knows  no  difficulty.  The  sun- 
beam   even    smiles    at    darkness,    and 


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i 


converts  the  blackness  of  the  storm 
into  a  brilliant  rainbow.  Just  be  glad, 
and  your  tears  shall  also  become  a 
bow  of  promise ;  yes,  and  more,  for  in 
that  promise  you  shall  discern  the  un- 
mistakable signs  of  a  brighter  day 
upon  the  coming  morn.  , 

Do  not  think  that  happiness  must 
keep  its  distance  so  long  as  you  have 
so  much  to  pass  through.  The  more 
you  have  to  pass  through,  the  more 
you  need  happiness.  It  is  the  shining 
countenance  that  never  turns  back;  it 
is  the  glad  heart  that  finds  strength 
to  go  on ;  it  is  the  mind  with  the  most 
sunshine  that  can  see  the  most  clearly 
where  to  go  and  how  to  act  that  the 
goal  in  view  may  be  gained. 

Just  be  glad,  and  half  the  burden  is 
gone.  Just  be  glad,  and  your  work  be- 
comes mostly  pleasure.  Just  be  glad, 
and   you   take   the   keenest   delight   in 


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*?^Srn*WMft 


meeting  even  the  greatest  of  obstacles 
and  the  most  difficult  of  problems. 

When  you  meet  reverses,  just  be 
glad;  for  do  we  not  again  remember 
how  soon  a  smile  of  God  can  change 
the  world?  It  is  not  gloom  that  dis- 
pels darkness;  it  is  not  disconsolance 
that  makes  the  mind  brilliant  and  the 
soul  strong.  But  if  we  would  turn  the 
tide  of  ill  fortune  we  need  all  our  bril- 
liancy and  all  our  strength.  To  master 
fate,  to  conquer  destiny,  to  make  life 
our  own,  we  must  be  all  there  is  in  us 
to  be.  Then  we  must  remember  that 
it  is  sunshine  that  makes  the  flowers 
grow,  and  that  transforms  the  acorn 
into  a  great  and  massive  oak.  Every- 
thing in  nature,  and  in  man,  the  crown- 
ing glory  of  nature,  responds  with 
pleasure  to  the  magic  touch  of  the 
smiling  sunbeam.  For  again  we  must 
remember  that  all  things  respond   to 


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the  call  of  rejoicing;  all  things  gather 
where  life  is  a  song. 

Promise  yourself  that  whatever  may 
come  you  will  always  remember — just 
be  glad.  When  good  things  come  into 
life,  gladness  will  make  them  better. 
When  things  come  that  should  not 
have  come,  gladness  will  so  brighten 
your  mind  that  you  can  see  clearly  how 
to  turn  everything  to  good  account. 
Whatever  happens  or  not,  just  be  glad, 
and  it  will  be  much  better  than  it  pos- 
sibly could  have  been  otherwise. 
Therefore,  gladness  is  not  a  mere  sen- 
timent. It  pays.  It  is  not  a  luxury  for 
the  favored  few  alone.  It  is  a  necessity 
that   all   should   secure   in   abundance. 

If  it  is  your  belief  that  there  is  noth- 
ing in  your  life  for  which  you  can  just- 
ly be  glad,  stop  and  count  your  bless- 
ings. You  will  surprise  yourself;  and 
you  will  then  and  there  resolve  never 
to  depreciate  yourself  again.     Hence- 


40 


forth,  you  will  find  it  easier  to  be  glad ; 
and  you  will  also  find  that  the  more 
things  you  are  glad  for,  the  more  things 
you  will  have  to  be  glad  for.  Gladness 
is  a  magnet  and  it  draws  more  and 
more  of  everything  that  can  increase 
gladness.  Just  be  glad — always  and 
under  every  circumstance,  and  nothing 
shall  be  withheld  from  you  that  can  add 
to  your  welfare  and  happiness. 

Should  you  find  it  easy  to  be  glad 
when  things  go  right,  and  difficult  to 
be  glad  when  things  go  wrong,  you 
are  not  creating  your  own  sunshine ; 
and  it  is  only  the  sunshine  that  we 
create  ourselves,  in  our  own  world, 
that  makes  things  grow  in  our  own 
world.  Be  glad  because  you  want  to 
be  glad,  regardless  of  events,  and  you 
will  have  found  that  fountain  of  joy 
within  that  is  ever  ready  to  overflow. 
Be  glad  at  all  times  because  it  is  best 
to  be  glad  at  all  times;  and  be  glad  in 


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the  presence  of  everything  because 
gladness  makes  it  better  for  every- 
thing. 

Just  be  glad,  and  the  world  will  be 
kind  to  you.  The  sunbeam  has  no 
occasion  for  regrets.  It  is  always 
welcome;  it  is  always  loved.  Just  be 
glad,  and  you  will  have  friends  with- 
out number;  and  it  is  he  who  has 
many  friends — friends  that  are  good 
and  true,  who  finds  everything  that 
is  rich  and  beautiful  in  human  exist- 
ence. Just  be  glad,  and  you  will  be 
sought  for,  far  and  wide.  The  world 
is  not  looking  for  gloom  and  depres- 
sion; it  is  looking  for  sunshine  and 
joy. 

Just  be  glad,  even  though  the  whole 
world  be  against  you,  and  all  the  ele- 
ments of  nature  be  in  a  conspiracy  to 
place  you  in  the  hands  of  destruction. 
Even  at  such  a  time,  just  be  glad. 
Thus  you  prove  your  strength.     And 


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-®4_ 




I  ,  , 

— I — t — ?  i      •  .... 


.    . 


:     •.■.•.••■•• 


JUST         BE         GLAD 

he  who  can  prove  that  he  is  stronger 
than  any  adversary,  will  win  the  re- 
spect— yes,  and  the  friendship,  of 
every  adversary.  What  was  against 
you  will  be  for  you.  And  this  was 
your  secret — you  refused  to  be  down- 
cast, you  refused  to  weaken,  you  re- 
fused to  be  less  than  your  greatest 
self — even  when  everything  seemed 
lost,  you  were  strong  enough  to  be 
true  to  all  that  you  knew  to  be  true, 
and  you  tuned  your  life  to  the  music  of 
that  sweetest  of  all  refrains — just  be 
glad.  Because  you  were  glad,  even 
when  there  was  nothing  to  make  you 
glad,  you  proved  that  you  deserved 
everything  that  has  the  power  to  make 
you  glad.  And  that  which  we  truly 
deserve  must  come  to  remain  as  our 
own. 

Just  be  glad.  Whether  there  is  any- 
thing to  be  glad  for  or  not,  just  be 
glad.  It  is  the  royal  path  to  happiness. 


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— «■  'I    "I     I1 


r  ,  r    .  '     .     .        <     .  .     ,    ,  1 

JUST  BE  GLAD1 


It  is  the  royal  path  to  all  that  is 
worthy  and  beautiful  in  life.  Above 
all  things,  possess  gladness,  and  you 
will  soon  possess  those  things  that 
produce  gladness.  Be  your  own  sun- 
beam, and  you  will  attract  a  million 
sunbeams.  Be  your  own  source  of 
your  own  joy,  and  you  will  attract 
everything  and  everybody  that  can 
add  to  your  joy.  To  him  that  hath 
shall  be  given.  And  he  already  hath 
who  has  found  the  riches  of  his  own 
nature.  To  find  those  riches  is  the 
first  step.  All  else  must  follow.  All 
other  things  will  be  added.  And  to 
find  those  riches,  use  well  every  talent 
you  possess.  Then  whatever  comes, 
just  be  glad.  For  all  things  respond 
to  the  call  of  rejoicing;  all  things 
gather  where  life  is  a  song. 


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